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Episode 531: David Grann

Apr 19, 2023

01:08:54

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David Grann

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder

2min

The Dream of Talking About the NBA the Whole Time

2min

The Quest for Perfection

4min

The Importance of Storytelling

3min

How I Got Unstuck

4min

The Secret Coded Language

3min

How to Choose the Right Story for Your Life

5min

HelloFresh: How to Cook Delicious, Nutritious Meals Right at Home

2min

10.

How to Fathom the Life of a Claustrophobic Person

4min

11.

The Weyter

2min

12.

The Importance of Byron's Writing

3min

13.

The Importance of Structure in Storytelling

2min

14.

The Unseen Truth in Public

3min

15.

The Impossible Truth

3min

16.

The Journey to Patagonia

3min

17.

The Origins of the Castaways

4min

18.

The Importance of Storytelling

4min

19.

The History of Mutiny

2min

20.

The Moral Obligation to Tell Stories

2min

21.

The Importance of Being a Generalist

3min

22.

The Importance of Finding a Story

6min

23.

Zendau Grand: A Dork's Journey

2min

David Grann is a staff writer for The New Yorker. His new book is The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder.

“I became very haunted by the stories that [nations] don't tell. Nations and empires preserve their powers not only by the stories they tell, but also by the stories they leave out. … Early in my career, if I came across the silences in a story, I might not have highlighted them, because I thought, Well, there's nothing to tell there. And now I try to let the silences speak.”

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